Madeira government unveils plans to expand existing courses
Clube de Golf Santo da Serra
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30 January 2026

Madeira government unveils plans to expand existing courses

Porto Santo Golfe and Clube de Golf Santo da Serra will both add a new nine
Paragraph Tabori: A round with a view
Kevin Murray
The January 2026 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

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King’s North reopens at Myrtle Beach National

Founders Group International

Second nine beds in at India’s Zion Hills resort

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Golf Course Architecture

The global journal of golf design and development

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83
JANUARY 2026

The January 2026 of Golf Course Architecture is out now and features The Farms, photographed by Dave Evenson, on the cover. Tim Liddy has led a renovation at the California club to re-establish the course’s original Pete Dye character and introduce new layers of strategy and drama. For the main feature of this issue, ‘Home game’ we speak with architects that have worked on a course they know well, either as a member or having played there frequently during their youth. Lyne Morrison, Kevin Atkinson, David Hoekstra, Jay Blasi and Adrian Stiff share their experiences from working at a course close to their hearts. We also have in-depth report on new layouts at Paragraph Tabori in Tbilisi, Georgia, Somabay in Egypt, and Apogee in Florida. There’s much more, too!

Features


Let’s work together

Blais Herman

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18 December 2025

Let’s work together

Building golf courses demands large teams, but it is a widely held perception that golf course design is generally the product of a single mind. Can collaboration work in design? Adam Lawrence investigates

Not for a long shot?
USGA/Fred Vuich
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06 October 2025

Not for a long shot?

Why are players, who can comfortably reach a 600-yard ‘par five’ in two, so hostile to long one-shotters? Adam Lawrence investigates
The art of golf

theberkshire.co.uk, The R&A World Golf Museum and National Galleries of Scotland

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21 May 2025

The art of golf

Adam Lawrence profiles some of the best illustrators of golf courses in the game’s history – both full-time artists and architects who draw or paint

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?
Larry Lambrecht
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26 March 2025

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?

Is the beauty of bunkering being over-emphasised at the expense of its function, asks Adam Lawrence
The triumph of the Dyeciples
ASGCA
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29 November 2024

The triumph of the Dyeciples

Adam Lawrence asks why architects who trained with Pete Dye are so dominant in today’s golf design business

Interviews


Bella Ridge: Colorado’s newest public golf course

Troon

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22 December 2025

Bella Ridge: Colorado’s newest public golf course

Art Schaupeter speaks about the vision, routing, playing experience, highlight holes and project team for new 18-hole layout, which is now open for preview play

Bill Coore: Changing the world
Coore & Crenshaw
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11 December 2025

Bill Coore: Changing the world

Alongside Ben Crenshaw, his partner of 40 years, Bill Coore has built more great golf courses than almost any present-day architect. Adam Lawrence spoke with him
Rees Jones: One big adventure

Rees jones Inc

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13 October 2025

Rees Jones: One big adventure

From working for his father, to going his own way and building a reputation as a preparer of tournament courses, Rees Jones's life has been an adventure. He spoke to Adam Lawrence about past, present and future

Farm Neck: Reestablishing a sand-and-scrub identity
Patrick Koenig
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22 September 2025

Farm Neck: Reestablishing a sand-and-scrub identity

Hal Phillips speaks with golf course architect Mark Mungeam about creating more cohesion between the nines at the Martha’s Vineyard club
Ryder Cup 2025: An interview with Bethpage’s director of agronomy
Heritage Landscape Supply Group
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17 September 2025

Ryder Cup 2025: An interview with Bethpage’s director of agronomy

With the US-Europe contest fast approaching, GCA speaks with Andrew Wilson about how the Black course is well set to host “golf’s biggest tournament”

Projects


Paragraph Tabori: A round with a view
Kevin Murray
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29 January 2026

Paragraph Tabori: A round with a view

Richard Humphreys travels to Tbilisi in Georgia for the opening of the third golf course in the country, a nine-hole design by Golfplan
The Wisley: In good hands

Kevin Murray

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17 November 2025

The Wisley: In good hands

Experts assembled at Surrey club for the renovation of its Garden nine. Toby Ingleton paid a visit

Williston Municipal: A community investment
Kevin Norby
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14 November 2025

Williston Municipal: A community investment

The nine-hole layout in North Dakota is being expanded to 18 as part of a city redevelopment project
Seminole: Keeping pace with change
Seminole GC
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10 November 2025

Seminole: Keeping pace with change

A major project to ensure the sustainability of the storied layout will also recapture Donald Ross’s original design intent
Golf in Turkey spreads its wings
International Design Group
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03 November 2025

Golf in Turkey spreads its wings

A new resort course will open next year in Dalaman, designed and built with sustainability very much at the forefront.
Rock Golf: Finnish flourish
Jacob Sjöman
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24 October 2025

Rock Golf: Finnish flourish

A new nine-hole course just outside Helsinki, Finland, trumpets itself as an attempt to be the world’s best par-three layout. Adam Lawrence visits to find out more
La Moye: A new direction
Mackenzie & Ebert
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29 September 2025

La Moye: A new direction

Jersey club takes first step to balance nines, add variety and make the most of its duneland site
Moon Palace: New moon in the Dominican Republic
Wallgrow International
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23 September 2025

Moon Palace: New moon in the Dominican Republic

Greg Norman’s firm has designed an 18-hole course for a luxury resort in Punta Cana
Wichita CC: Set for the future
Tripp Davis
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18 September 2025

Wichita CC: Set for the future

Tripp Davis oversees renewal of infrastructure and subtle design changes to Bill Diddel layout
Terras da Comporta: A tough act to follow
James Hogg
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05 September 2025

Terras da Comporta: A tough act to follow

The new Torre course has a lot to live up to given that the resort's Dunas course is regarded as the country’s best. But it doesn’t do too badly, says Adam Lawrence

Insight


A clear vision for championship conditions

Adare Manor

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16 December 2025

A clear vision for championship conditions

Agronomist Julian Mooney of Turfgrass says early engagement between architect and agronomists helps to deliver courses that are tournament-ready

A labour of love

Golframes

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08 December 2025

A labour of love

The story of how an unexpected phone call led to the development of a golf art business

Honouring a historic gem
Kansas City Parks & Recreation
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10 October 2025

Honouring a historic gem

Ron Whitten discusses the work to recapture AW Tillinghast’s original vision for Swope Memorial in Kansas City
Ryder Cup 2025: Five holes to look out for at Bethpage Black
Michael Reaves/PGA of America
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25 September 2025

Ryder Cup 2025: Five holes to look out for at Bethpage Black

GCA picks out holes that could prove critical in this year’s contest
Past as prologue: Ryder Cup at Bethpage casts light on golf history
Bethpage State Park
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08 September 2025

Past as prologue: Ryder Cup at Bethpage casts light on golf history

Mark Wagner speaks with Bethpage's super Michael Hadley and three architects about the Black's Ryder Cup role, WPA roots and impact on public golf

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